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Common man’s buying guide

Features column

Recently I was reviewing a brochure with hundreds of tracts of land for sale and also the same number of houses.

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High school uniforms a lesson in control theory

Guest commentary

Ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you that there are a few things that brand me, which include my affinities for great teaching and learning, good food, fashion and travel. In fact, my emphatic conviction that fashion is a channel for individuality and a very common form of self expression would lead one to question why I would vie for high school students in the local public school system to wear uniforms.

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Phipps excellent choice for chief judge

Editorial

Herbert E. Phipps, presiding judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals, will take an even bigger role with the court next month.

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Someone’s asking for an IRS audit

Opinion Column

Things you notice — and other thoughts that pop into your head — while riding alone on the pleasantly solitary back roads between Southwest Georgia and Florida’s Gulf Coast, listening to some old Dylan....

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Triumph can turn to tragedy

Features Columnist

When Peggy Sue went away, just fell off the face of the earth with no warning or even a holler, we all wondered where she had gone.

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Fredericksburg makes you feel at home

Features column

The founding of Fredericksburg, Texas, came about in 1846 owing to German influence, and you may still hear Texas German-a dialect spoken by the original settlers — in the streets.

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Dougherty schools’ parents have been asleep too long

Guest commentary

We, the parents of the Dougherty County School System have been asleep too long. We have allowed our children’s education to dwindle and lie in ruins. We have stood on the sidelines and allowed this to happen. We are yet again faced with school administration changes, and ineffective teachers influencing our children’s education. We are a school system in turmoil and yet to be stabilized.

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Keep kids healthy over the summer

Health Columnist

Summer belongs to kids. It’s a time marked by freedom from school studies in exchange for a little relaxation.

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Sports

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Who IS this guy?

In back-to-back games, the legend and mystique of Evan Gattis grows after the rookie plays hero two days in a row for a pair of Braves wins.

Local

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City settles with Albany Heights owners

Albany Ventures LLC agrees to turn over the deed of the Albany Heights property and $110,000 in lieu of foreclosure.

State

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Group wants atheist books placed with Bibles in Georgia state parks

A national atheist group said it plans to donate enough books on its views to be placed in all Georgia state park cabins after the state’s governor said Bibles should remain at the vacation properties despite an atheist’s recent complaint.

Features

Prep Sports

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Area Georgia baseball signees remain committed to Dogs after Perno’s ouster

Five former Southwest Georgia high school baseball stars don’t waver in their commitment to UGA after head coach David Perno leaves the program Monday.

Professional Sports

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Rather than golf, PGA Championship becomes focus of feuding Woods, Garcia

Sergio Garcia's beef with Tiger Woods was turned up a notch this week when he made a seemingly racist remark about inviting Woods to dinner and serving "fried chicken."

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